Noise Levels in Country Squire Estates, West Valley City, UT | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
56 dBA
Average noise across Country Squire Estates
Quiet office to normal conversation
3,011
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
51% of Country Squire Estates residents
66 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Country Squire Estates at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 3,011 Country Squire Estates residents, or 50.6%, live above that level. By land area, 56.2% of Country Squire Estates is above 55 dBA.
43.8% below 55 dBA
56.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Country Squire Estates compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Country Squire Estates
Average noise levels for Country Squire Estates residents, grouped by direction from the center of Country Squire Estates. Eastern Country Squire Estates carries the highest population-weighted average; Western Country Squire Estates carries the lowest. Just 44% of residents in Western Country Squire Estates live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, three-quarters of the share in Eastern Country Squire Estates.
Central Country Squire Estates
55.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Country Squire Estates
57.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northern Country Squire Estates
55.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Country Squire Estates
56.7 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Country Squire Estates
54.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Country Squire Estates sounds about 18% louder than Western Country Squire Estates to the human ear, a 2.4 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from 3200 W do you need to be?
3200 W produces an estimated 61 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
61 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
47 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
39 dBA
Soft rainfall
660 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 7% of Country Squire Estates sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 48% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Airport Noise
Salt Lake City International (SLC) sits north of Country Squire Estates. The U.S. Department of Transportation measures aviation noise around this airport directly, and the model uses those federal measurements rather than synthetic predictions.
Blocks under the approach and departure paths carry combined road-plus-aviation noise, with some exceeding 50 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Country Squire Estates, particularly to the south, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Country Squire Estates
The bar chart below shows the share of Country Squire Estates residents in each noise band. About 30% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 1% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Country Squire Estates Compares
Country Squire Estates sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Country Squire Estates's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Barrington Park, Fairpark, Liberty Wells, and Downtown.
Average noise level (dBA)
Country Squire Estates's 55.9 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Utah as a whole averages 53.1 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Country Squire Estates because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 50.6% of Country Squire Estates residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 56.2% of Country Squire Estates's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Utah average of 25.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Country Squire Estates
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from 3200 W and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 7% of Country Squire Estates is under tree cover (lighter than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is low-intensity developed land. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
- Airport noise is directional. Salt Lake City International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the north. Neighborhoods to the south of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
